The Now Go Build Award: Celebrating Global Builders Who Inspire the AWS Community

Source: Dev.to

Overview

Created and personally awarded by Dr. Werner Vogels, Amazon’s Chief Technology Officer, the Now Go Build Award recognizes exceptional individuals who embody the spirit of invention, community leadership, and hands‑on building. These are developers, educators, and technologists who don’t just use AWS—they elevate others, scale communities, and turn real‑world problems into real‑world solutions.

Since its inception, the award has highlighted a select group of AWS Heroes and community leaders whose work reflects long‑term, meaningful impact.

Recipients

2025 — Raphael Francis Quisumbing

• Announcement: LinkedIn post by Werner Vogels
• Bio: He represents a generation of developers who blend hands‑on building, public learning, and people‑centered leadership.

2024 — Rossana “Roxs” Suarez

• Announcement: LinkedIn post by Werner Vogels
• Bio: (not provided)

2023 — Luc van Donkersgoed

• Announcement: LinkedIn post by Werner Vogels
• Bio: (not provided)

2022 — Bhuvaneswari Subramani

• Announcement: LinkedIn post by Werner Vogels
• Bio: (not provided)

2021 — Matt Coulter

• Announcement: Dev.to article
• Bio: Matt is a Serverless Hero and creator of the CDK Patterns project, which became one of the most widely used learning and reference tools for AWS CDK developers. His work has accelerated global adoption of infrastructure‑as‑code through well‑documented, production‑ready patterns. Featured prominently by Werner Vogels in the 2021 keynote, Matt exemplifies builders who improve the world by making complex systems more approachable.